Casey to offer 13.5 million to keep Pirates in Harrisburg city
Gov. Robert Casey said the state will provide 13.5 million to spruce up Three Rivers Stadium if the Pittsburgh Pirates commit to remaining in Pittsburgh. He told the Post-Gazette the aid package aims to keep the team in the city amid financial strains.
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Pirates on verge as debt climbs amid sale talks
The Pirates report long term debt near 20 to 40 million and rely on a 34 million line of credit while seeking favorable revenue sharing. The team, worth 95 to 150 million depending on location, faces an eight figure funding shortfall and has no current direct government funding discussions.
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Kayleen Cubbal Reflects On OJ Simpson Case
Kayleen Cubbal, sports editor at The News, shares a personal column about the OJ Simpson case. She discusses shock and empathy for Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, the impact on Simpson’s children, and her divided feelings about whether he is guilty. The piece links to viewing the Knicks versus Rockets amid breaking national news.
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Nocera builds baseball program from the ground up
Notre Dame two sport athlete Paul Failla visited Carmen Nocera Baseball Camp in New Castle. Nocera aims to strengthen the high school program by teaching fundamentals to 6 to 17 year olds, noting 108 attendees this year and a trend toward future players from his 1993 WPIAL playoff team.
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Toscano in hunt at Senior Classic
Harry Toscano Jr shot 4 under 68 to sit in a tie for 10th after round one of the 72 hole Senior Players Classic at TPC of Michigan in Dearborn. Toscano matched early leaders with a 32 on the front nine and 36 on the back, despite a late double bogey after his second shot into a pine. May earn a share of the $1.4 million purse if he maintains form.
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Italy survives with ten men to beat Norway 1 0
Italy, short-handed after Gianluca Pagliuca's red card, edged Norway 1 0 at Stanford Stadium on Dino Baggio's 69th minute goal. Norway pressed late but Italy held on while Cameroon considered boycotting Brazil match and the U S team drew celebrity status after a Colombia upset.
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OSU Basketball Falls Under NCAA Sanctions
Ohio State received a one year probation for men's basketball recruiting violations tied to the Da mon Flint case. Randy Ayers had salary frozen and off campus recruiting bans while one scholarship is lost but TV and postseason eligibility remain. The infractions, led by law professor David Swank, cited violations during a 1991 off campus restaurant meeting involving Ayers, Brazeau, Flint and others.
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Rockets Fans Celebrate NBA Title in Houston Victory Party
The Houston Rockets celebrated their championship with a 52 000 strong crowd at the Astrodome, then planned a downtown victory parade. Coaches and players rode fire trucks and a 16 foot NASA shuttle model while Otis Thorpe and Hakeem Olajuwon led the celebration after beating the Knicks in seven games.
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